RESUME
PHOTO BY JADE SULLIVAN
MELINDA V. ELVENES
ACTOR / FI-CORE
LOCATION: Los Angeles
Blending her dancer’s grace with her love for the collaboration of being on set, Melinda is a creative powerhouse in the industry. A booking magnet, she’s always in demand—but that doesn’t stop her from constantly honing her craft, whether through classes, workshops, or passion projects that keep her artistry evolving.
TRAINING
TJ STORM & TERENCE ROTOLO - Minds Eye Tribe
ACTION FOR ACTORS
Jedi 7: Lightsaber Performance Class
SWORDS 2
Magic, Wizardry & The Force
JEN KRATER - Krater Studios (ON-GOING)
Instinct class (Cold reading)
BREATHE (AUDITION TECHNIQUE)
RICHARD DORTON - The Mocap Vaults
Intro to Mocap/performance capture
JO KELLY - To Be Or Not To Act (ON-GOING)
from Resistance to freedoM: 33 Day Reset JourneY
THE PURPOSEFUL ACTOR
JEFF GOULD - The Commercial Class (Alyson Horn + Ross Lacy Casting)
Online Audition Technique
VO Audition Technique
Self Tape Audition Technique
Skype + Zoom Audition/Redirect
KILLIAN MCHUGH - Killians Workshop
Killians Commercial Workshop
MIKE POINTER - Hey, I Saw Your Commercial!
Commercial masters class
commercial Improv mastery
on-camera cold reading & auditioning
ZAK BARNETT & MARTHA GEHMAN - Zak Barnett Studios
Core + Craft
On-Camera Auditioning
Text Analysis
Scene Study
KICK OFF KOMPANIET - Stiftelsen Studio Nille
Dance Development - modern, Jazz & classical ballet
Scenic communication
THE BALLET SCHOOL - Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
classical ballet
EDUCATION
BACHELORS DEGREE - Oslo University College
Development Studies
STUDY ABROAD - Gateway College (CUBA)
EX. PHIL (Philosophy) & SPANISH
PERFORMING ARTS DEGREE - Thor Heyerdahl High School
Dance Major
SKILLS
GENERAL SKILLS
Jump RoPE / YOGA / HIKING / Cross country skiing / Roller skating/ swimming / dancing / being a mom / perfectionist / natural wine enthusiast
Fun fact: She grew up around poisonous snakes, hippos and elephants and knows exactly what to do if they were to attack.
LANGUAGES
FLUENT in Norwegian / English (american)
DRIVING
L & R-HAnd DRIVE / 4wD / Stick Shift
FOR CASTING
““Melinda is that rare mix of person who can be Miss Norway and a total inelegant goofball. The cold fjords of Norway and the healing heat of Botswana coursed through her veins. Her background in dance and fashion gives her entry into the dramatic, while her eclectically comedic personality should be in direct conflict of that. Melinda is both the Beauty Queen and the funny best friend. It’s unfair, but lucky for you it happens. “ ”